The Latest On Falluja; Pentagon Ban On Images Of Homecoming Of Dead Soldiers; Keely Smith; Japanese Ballplayers Making It Big In America
The Latest On Falluja
Larry Mantle discusses the latest news on the fighting in Falluja with Charles Heyman, senior defense analyst for Jane’s Consultancy Group, and a former British Army Infantry Officer, and Romesh Ratnasar, World Editor at Time magazine.
Pentagon Ban On Images Of Homecoming Of Dead Soldiers
Host Larry Mantle talks with Professor Joachim Maitre, Director of the Center for Defense Journalism at Boston University, then opens the phones to discuss the Pentagon ban on media images of flag-draped coffins of dead US servicemen and -women. What is the public right to know about returning dead? What is the value of seeing deceased soldiers coming home in coffins? What is the policy for showing, or not showing, these images? Would the images harm a government position for being in a conflict, as in the Vietnam War? Is this a privacy issue for the families?
Keely Smith
Larry Mantle talks with legendary vocalist Keely Smith about her appearance at “Feinstein’s at the Cinegrill,” “Keely Sings Sinatra,” and about her career that has spanned nearly half a century.
Japanese Ballplayers Making It Big In America
With baseball players named Matsui, Nomo, Sasaki and Ichiro, America’s national pastime is taking on a decidedly Japanese flavor. In his new book, The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave From Japan and the Transformation of our National Pastime, Japanese-American cultural expert Robert Whiting examines the extraordinary phenomenon of Japanese ballplayers making it big and re-inventing the game of baseball in America. Whiting focuses his story on the popular baseball player Ichiro to show how Japanese ballplayers are thriving on our shores and how they are transforming the game.